GENERAL INFO:
- This article applies to staff and players who are 18+ years old.
- Instructions for parents of Minor Athletes/players under 18 years old are available here.
- To be eligible for the 2024-25 registration year, a SafeSport Core or Refresher course must be completed on or after June 1, 2024.
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Related help article: View your GotSport profile & US Club Soccer requirements dashboard - Staff
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Your US Club Soccer requirements will appear on your GotSport account dashboard once your organization/club administrator adds you to the organization's/club's GotSport account as:
1) a Coach, Manager or Player with the appropriate Affiliation (USCLUB) and Competitive Level (Competitive or Rec); or
2) as a User/Org Admin.
- Please be sure you are logging into your GotSport account using the same email address used for your profile by your organization/club administrator.
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STEP #1:
- Log in to your account. (How to Login)
- If you are a player and do not have a GotSport account, please contact your org admin/club registrar and request that they add an Email/User ID to your account.
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STEP #2:
- You will now be redirected to your DASHBOARD.
- If you are viewing your personal information, click on DASHBOARD in the menu bar.
- Once on your dashboard, if your Safe Sport status for the applicable registration year shows as Required, Expired, or anything other than Fulfilled, click on Details next to the Safe Sport requirement.
If you already completed SafeSport Training on or after the appropriate date (June 1, 2024 for 2024-25 or June 1, 2023 for 2023-24), skip to Step 6.
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STEP #3:
- To complete a course, click the Start Course button.
- You will be redirected to SafeSportTrained.org, which is the U.S. Center for SafeSport's online platform. The unique U.S. Soccer access key is embedded in the URL, so it's important that you access SafeSportTrained.org via this Start Course button.
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STEP #4:
- Once you are redirected to SafeSportTrained.org, please log in or click "Forgot Password" to claim your account (if you previously completed a SafeSport course), or create a new account.
- If you aren't sure whether you have an existing account, we suggest you try the "Forgot Password" process.
To be eligible for the 2024-25 registration year, one of the following four SafeSport courses must be completed on or after June 1, 2024:
- SafeSport Trained - U.S. Soccer Federation - this is also referred to as "Core" training
- SafeSport Refresher 1
- SafeSport Refresher 2
- SafeSport Refresher 3
Those courses are available via either the My Courses or Catalog menu section of your SafeSportTrained.org account. More specifically, you should complete the next available course in the four-year cycle listed above. The cycle repeats after Refresher 3. Only one course needs to be completed each year.
The following courses do not satisfy this requirement:
SafeSport for Youth Athletes
SafeSport for Adult Athletes
SafeSport for Kids
Parent's Guide to Misconduct in Sport
Mandatory Reporter
Creative Safe and Inclusive Environments for Athletes with Disabilities
Once finished, save your course completion certificate, which is accessible via the Transcripts menu section of SafeSportTrained.org.
If you have technological or account access issues related to the SafeSportTrained.org platform, please submit a ticket to the U.S. Center for SafeSport directly.
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STEP #5:
- Repeat steps #1 and #2 above to access the USCLUB SafeSport requirement in your GotSport account, then proceed to Step 6.
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STEP #6:
- The next step is to apply the SafeSport course completion to the USCLUB SafeSport requirement within your GotSport account.
- Once you're able to access the requirement, please follow the instructions on the screen to either sync the training automatically (preferred), or manually upload the completion certificate (if the automatic syncing does not work).